BBC Business | Mon, 04 May 2026 15:12:39 GMT
GameStop bids high, $55.5 billion to challenge Amazon.
GameStop's boss Ryan Cohen says he sees potential to make eBay a much bigger rival to Amazon.
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GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay
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Cruise ship at centre of suspected hantavirus outbreak blocked from docking in Cape Verde
The Guardian World | Mon, 04 May 2026 13:45:17 GMT
Cruise ship denied port, Three lives lost to hantavirus— Cape Verde guards its coast.
Officials say they will not authorise docking ‘to protect public health’ after deaths of three passengers What is hantavirus, the infection thought to have killed three on cruise ship?Officials in Cape Verde have said they will not allow a cruise ship believed to be harbouring…
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Ukrainian drone hits upmarket Moscow high-rise ahead of Victory Day celebrations
BBC World | Mon, 04 May 2026 09:49:05 GMT
Drones pierce Moscow skies, High-rise shaken, echoes rise— Victory Day near.
The attack comes as the Kremlin prepares to hold a scaled-back military parade on Saturday.
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Oil Jumps as Iran Resists Trump’s Offer to Help Ships Through Strait of Hormuz
NYT Home | Mon, 04 May 2026 11:26:24 +0000
Oil prices surge high, Iran rebuffs Trump's offer, Market holds its breath.
Oil prices fell and futures on the S&P 500 rose slightly on Sunday as investors reacted to continued uncertainty about the war in Iran.
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Pine marten kit receives round-the-clock care after siblings died
BBC Science | Mon, 04 May 2026 06:13:01 GMT
Pine marten kit found, Siblings lost, nurses care— Wales’ hope in a bin.
The kit was rescued from a bin in Wales and is now being looked after at Vale Wildlife Hospital.
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OpenAI tells ChatGPT models to stop talking about goblins
BBC Technology | Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:28:04 GMT
OpenAI declares, "Cease all talk of goblins!" Subtle flaws appear.
The AI firm said that unlike previous model bugs, the issue "crept in subtly".
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Trump says US to ‘guide’ stranded ships through Strait of Hormuz
BBC Business | Mon, 04 May 2026 03:38:21 GMT
Morning wires awaken Signals ripple through the day The world shifts again
More than 100 aircraft and 15,000 personnel will be part of the operation due to start on Monday, the US military says.
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Three passengers dead after suspected hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship
The Guardian World | Sun, 03 May 2026 22:55:44 GMT
Three lost to hantavirus, Elder couple swept away— Cruise ship in dark waves.
Dutch husband and wife and third unidentified person reported to have died, with three further people taken illA suspected outbreak of the rare hantavirus infection on a cruise ship in the Atlantic Ocean killed three people – including an elderly married couple – and sickened…
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Iran says US has responded to its latest peace proposal
BBC World | Sun, 03 May 2026 21:28:09 GMT
Iran proposes peace, U.S. response stays unconfirmed; Trump calls it "unacceptable."
The US is yet to formally confirm it has responded. However, Trump reportedly told Israel's Kan News it was unacceptable.
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Trump Says U.S. Will Help Stranded Ships Leave Strait of Hormuz
NYT Home | Sun, 03 May 2026 23:30:49 +0000
Trump claims Project Freedom, Stranded ships in Hormuz wait, Forceful aid to come.
President Trump offered few details on how the new program, which he called Project Freedom, would work, but said interference would be dealt with “forcefully.”